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Too hot: Alshon Jeffery Friday at Halas Hall, Jeffery was reminded of his prolific track record against the Vikings — namely his 12-catch, 249-yard, two-touchdown effort at the Metrodome in Week 13 last season. "Hopefully I can have another game like that," Jeffery said. Sunday, he continued to be a major headache for the Vikings' secondary. Targeted 17 times, Jeffery tallied a season-best 11 catches for 135 yards, including a 27-yard touchdown. It was Jeffery's third 100-yard outing this season and first since Week 6. Too cold: Robbie Gould The longtime kicker is one field goal away from tying Kevin Butler's Bears career record of 243. The only...

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Too hot: Alshon Jeffery
Friday at Halas Hall, Jeffery was reminded of his prolific track record against the Vikings — namely his 12-catch, 249-yard, two-touchdown effort at the Metrodome in Week 13 last season. "Hopefully I can have another game...

The Chicago Bears (3-6) are adrift after their second straight non-competitive loss. The 55-14 drubbing by the Packers established a new low for the franchise in general manager Phil Emery’s tenure.
There were no coaching staff changes in the...

Jared Allen knew the dysfunction had become irreversible, the drama too great to steer clear of.
Allen's team, which entered the season with Super Bowl aspirations, had hit a frustrating skid, the tension intensifying after each new failure.
The...

Information for this report was obtained from NFL scouts.
Harrison Smith is third on the Vikings with 49 tackles and has a team-high three interceptions — including an 80-yard touchdown return against the Rams — one sack and one forced fumble. Smith, a...

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Twins, in the midst of the worst four-year span since the franchise moved to Minnesota in 1961, parted ways with long-time manager Ron Gardenhire Monday.
Gardenhire, the 2010 American League Manager of the Year, led the...

Welcome back to “The Blitz Package,” your weekly destination for notable news, nuggets and intriguing Chicago Bears storylines. This week’s topic: the art of the comeback.
Face it, at some point Sunday night, you probably lost hope entirely. What...

Welcome back to “The Blitz Package,” your weekly destination for notable news, nuggets and intriguing Chicago Bears storylines. This week’s topic: the dreaded jaunt to the San Francisco Bay area.
The Bears’ first road trip of the season could not be more...

OAKLAND, Calif — Ten thoughts after the Chicago Bears scored 27 points with the starters in the first half Friday night against the Raiders en route to a 34-26 preseason victory at O.co Coliseum.
1. Tom Flores, the distinguished former coach of the...

GLENDALE, Ariz. — They're alive.
Only because they faced an offense far more disjointed than their own were the Bears able to withstand another lethargic start. Jump-started by two defensive touchdowns — their first since Week 9 — the Bears trounced...

Fans in St. Louis have it easy. They're merely conflicted about who to blame for Albert Pujols' departure. The feelings of many Twins fans are much more awkward. Everyone loves Joe Mauer, don't they? But business is business, and the hometown icon has...

GREEN BAY -- The coaching adage is that a team is never as good as it might look in a victory and never as bad as it might appear in a defeat. Keeping that in mind, we’ll try to maintain perspective with 10 thoughts coming out of another ugly loss at...

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. The Falcons were caught off guard when they were informed at the owners' meeting that their punishment for the noise gate investigation would be "severe." The team was not expecting to receive an update at the meeting...

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday that he anticipates the playoff field expanding from 12 to 14 teams, beginning in the 2015 season.
"I do believe it will be approved for the 2015 season," Goodell said at the league meetings in...

Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig was arrested on suspicion of reckless driving Saturday morning in Florida after his Mercedes-Benz was clocked traveling 110 mph in a 70-mph zone, police said.
The arrest came less than two months after Puig had...

At 2-13, the Houston Texans have the inside track on the No. 1 overall pick in May's NFL draft.
But if the Texans were to win at Tennessee on Sunday, and Washington were to lose at the New York Giants, the Redskins, who had a weaker schedule, would get...

The Denver Broncos have been stacking up victories all season. Sunday, they served Kansas City a special order:
A quadruple Decker.
Eric Decker caught four touchdown passes from Peyton Manning to lift the Broncos to a 35-28 victory over the Chiefs at...

For decades, Candlestick Park has felt as ancient as Jurassic Park.
Now, with the San Francisco 49ers set to say goodbye to their slouching home, and move next season to a shiny new stadium half an hour down the peninsula, the memories are bubbling back....

As the Dodgers sprint toward the postseason, their president still can't forget the guy who stopped running.
It was the eighth inning of Game 7 of the 1991 World Series. Stan Kasten's Atlanta Braves were locked in a scoreless tie with the host...

Barbara Jean Carnegie BerwaldEx-wife of former Lakers ownerBarbara Jean Carnegie Berwald, 94, the first wife of media and sports mogul Jack Kent Cooke whose record divorce settlement precipitated his sale of the Lakers, the Kings and the Forum to Jerry...